DOCSLIB.ORG

Study on the Ecological Situation and the Nursery Function of the Posidonia Oceanica (L.) Delile, 1813 Prairies on the Islands of Ventotene E Santo Stefano

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Study on the Ecological Situation and the Nursery Function of the Posidonia Oceanica (L.) Delile, 1813 Prairies on the Islands of Ventotene E Santo Stefano Annual Research & Review in Biology 36(7): 58-76, 2021; Article no.ARRB.70769 ISSN: 2347-565X, NLM ID: 101632869 Study on the Ecological Situation and the Nursery Function of the Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, 1813 Prairies on the Islands of Ventotene e Santo Stefano Roberto Bedini1*, Marco Bedini1, Arianna Trafeli1 and Martina Manuele1 1Istituto di Biologia ed Ecologia Marina, Piazza Bovio n. 3/4, C.A.P. 57025, Piombino (LI) Italy. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/ARRB/2021/v36i730399 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Bechan Sharma, University of Allahabad, India. Reviewers: (1) Suneetha V, Vellore Institute of Technology, India. (2) Jinqing Wang, Weifang University, China. Complete Peer review History: https://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/70769 Received 02 May 2021 Accepted 07 July 2021 Original Research Article Published 24 July 2021 ABSTRACT On behalf of the Management of the Protected Marine Area of the island of Ventotene and Santo Stefano the Marine Ecology and Biology Institute of Piombino (ITALY) carried out a very in dept study aimed at knowledge of the ecological situation of the Posidonia Oceanica (L.) Delile, 1813 meadows. The most appropriate methodologies were used to be able to identify all the benthic species present in order to evaluate the efficiency of the nursery function of the prairies investigated. The results of the numerous species captured in the juvenile stage have demonstrated the excellent nursery function of the meadows of the island of Ventotene. Keywords: Nursery; biocenoses; Marine Protected Area. 1. INTRODUCTION Delile, 1813 prairies in the Marine Protected Area of the islands of Ventotene and Santo Stefano After carring out a study on the vagile (Fig. 1). biocenoses an in-depth study was carried out on the ecological situation and on the very important All the methods were used, both in immersion nursery function of the Posidonia oceanica (L.) and in the laboratory, suitable for identify all the _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]; Bedini et al.; ARRB, 36(7): 58-76, 2021; Article no.ARRB.70769 vagile and sessile species present on the leaves have been taxonomically defined [12, 13, 14]. 3 and in the prairie. replicates were performed for each bathymetric interval (Fig. 5). 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS / EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS / 2.3 Bunch Counting METHODOLOGY The study was performed in three zones of the To evaluate the leaves density in each prairie a AMP (a, b, c) at two bathymetric intervals (4-7 m diving biologist used a 30x30 cm square for and 12-18 m) (Fig. 1 and Table 1). counting the P. oceanica bunches (Fig. 6). After that the density of the bunches was calculated x 2 The methods used are the following: m [15, 16,17]. 2.1 Visual Census 3. RESULTS Diving through a transept of 25 m along the bathymetric profile (Figs. 2 and 3) [1] 3.1 Bunch Counting (3 replicates) conspicuous sessile and floating species have been identified along the bathymetric profile by The count of the bunches indicate a very good noting and phothogeaphyng the observed situation in the prairies investigated which show species and their abundance [2,3,4]. 4 replicates a very particular conformation given by a were performed for each bathymetric interval. continuous presence of boulders in the prairies. 2.2 Sampling with a Plankton Net 3.2 Visual Census To evaluate the nursery function Sampling with a Plankton Net [5,6,7,8,9,10,11], a diving biologist with a plankton net (with 1 mm mesh) captures juvenile The study was not possible to carry out in the species, in reproduction species present on and bathymetric interval 0-3 m as far as this depth is between the P. oceanica leaves (Fig. 4) that no P. oceanica in any of the studied areas. Fig. 1. Map showing study area 59 Bedini et al.; ARRB, 36(7): 58-76, 2021; Article no.ARRB.70769 Table 1. Coordinates of study area Zone of the Marine Protected Bathymetric interval (m) WGS84 coordinates of the Area survey sites Zone A 4-7 40°47’24.7”N 13°26’57.1”E 12-18 40°47’13.8”N 13°27’25.2”E Zone B 4-7 40°47’22.9”N 13°25’47.1”E 12-18 40°47’04.8”N 13°24’32.9”E Zone C 4-7 40°47’41.8”N 13°26’9.38”E 12-18 40°47’38.3”N 13°26’09.2”E Fig. 2. Transept placement Fig. 3. Visual census 60 Bedini et al.; ARRB, 36(7): 58-76, 2021; Article no.ARRB.70769 Fig. 4. captures juvenile species from P. oceanica leaves Fig. 5. Sampling Fig. 6. Bunch counting 61 Bedini et al.; ARRB, 36(7): 58-76, 2021; Article no.ARRB.70769 Area A at the bathymetric interval 4-7 m Bunch number x m2 = 800; 744; Very dense prairie 700 Area B at the bathymetric interval 4-7 m Bunch number x m2 = 511; 600; Dense prairie 622 Area C at the bathymetric interval 4-7 m Bunch number x m2 = 822; 767; Very dense prairie 789 Area A at the bathymetric interval 12- Bunch number x m2 = 822; 844; Very dense prairie 18 m 756 Area B at the bathymetric interval 12- Bunch number x m2 = 778; 711; Very dense prairie 18 m 678 Area C at the bathymetric interval 12- Bunch number x m2 = 844; 733; Very dense prairie 18 m 800 Table 2. animal species and quantity. The quantities are reported according to the scheme required by the Coastal Fish Fauna Monitoring Program in the Marine Protected areas of the Ministry of the 62nvironment and the Protection of the Territory and the Sea Zone A Bathymetric 4-7 m 12-18 m interval Replica 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 transetto Cnidaria Pelagia 1 noctiluca Forsskål, 1775 Ctenophora Leucothea 1 multicornis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Echinodermata Ophidiaster 1 ophidianus Lamarck, 1816 Chordata Chromis 75 20 75 40 20 20 20 40 chromis Linnaeus, 1758 Coris julis 5 3 2 1 2 3 2 Linnaeus, 1758 Diplodus sargus 1 Linnaeus, 1758 Diplodus 8 5 8 5 6 2 vulgaris Geoffroy Saint- Hilaire, 1817 Oblada 8 4 3 20 3 5 melanura Linnaeus, 1758 Sarpa salpa 8 8 3 8 8 Linnaeus, 1758 Serranus scriba 1 1 Linnaeus, 1758 62 Bedini et al.; ARRB, 36(7): 58-76, 2021; Article no.ARRB.70769 Symphodus 2 ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 Thalassoma 1 1 2 1 pavo Linnaeus, 1758 Zone B Bathymetric 4-7 m 12-18 m interval Replica 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 transetto Cnidaria Pelagia 1 noctiluca Forsskål, 1775 Chordata Chromis 75 75 40 75 40 40 75 40 chromis Linnaeus, 1758 Coris julis 2 1 5 6 2 Linnaeus, 1758 Dentex dentex 1 Linnaeus, 1758 Diplodus 1 puntazzo Walbaum, 1792 Diplodus sargus 2 Linnaeus, 1758 Diplodus 2 7 2 vulgaris Geoffroy Saint- Hilaire, 1817 Oblada 20 20 20 20 8 20 1 melanura Linnaeus, 1758 Sarpa salpa 3 1 20 20 Linnaeus, 1758 Serranus scriba 1 1 Linnaeus, 1758 Symphodus 2 3 ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 Thalassoma 1 1 1 pavo Linnaeus, 1758 Zone C Bathymetric 4-7 m 12-18 m interval Replica 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 transetto Chordata Apogon 11 imberbis Linnaeus, 1758 63 Bedini et al.; ARRB, 36(7): 58-76, 2021; Article no.ARRB.70769 Atherina 150 150 hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 Chromis 40 40 75 75 75 40 40 40 chromis Linnaeus, 1758 Coris julis 3 2 1 1 2 1 Linnaeus, 1758 Diplodus 2 1 sargus Linnaeus, 1758 Diplodus 2 1 7 1 3 vulgaris Geoffroy Saint- Hilaire, 1817 Mullus barbatus 2 Linnaeus, 1758 Oblada 10 20 melanura Linnaeus, 1758 Pagellus 1 acarne Risso, 1827 Sarpa salpa 20 3 8 3 1 Linnaeus, 1758 Serranus scriba 2 1 1 1 1 Linnaeus, 1758 Symphodus 1 1 tinca Linnaeus, 1758 Thalassoma 1 2 2 5 pavo Linnaeus, 1758 Table 3. In the table are expressed the quantity and size of taxonomically determined species Zone A Bathymetric 4-7 m 12-18 m interval Replica di 4 5 6 7 8 9 campionamento Mollusca Bittium latreillii 3 2 2 (juv.) Payraudeau, 1826 Pusillina philippi 1 Aradas & Maggiore, 1844 Rissoa 1 (0.6 cm) auriscalpium Linnaeus, 1758 Rissoa guerinii 1 2 Récluz, 1843 Rissoa 1 (0.4 cm) membranacea J. Adams, 1800 64 Bedini et al.; ARRB, 36(7): 58-76, 2021; Article no.ARRB.70769 Rissoa violacea 1 (0.5 cm) 1 (juv.) Desmarest, 1814 Arthropoda Cestopagurus 2 (juv.) 4 (di cui 3 timidus juv.) P. Roux, 1830 [in P. Roux, 1828-1830] Hippolyte 1 (1.0 cm) holthuisi 1 (0.9 cm) Zariquiey 1 (0.7 cm) Álvarez, 1953 Hippolyte 1 (0.9 cm) 2 (1.0 cm) 2 (1.3 cm) 2 inermis 1 (0.7 cm) 1 (0.7 cm) 3 (1.2 cm) Leach, 1816 1 (0.9 cm) 1 (0.7 cm) Chordata Symphodus 1 (1.6 cm) roissali Risso, 1810 Zone B Bathymetric 4-7 m 12-18 m interval Replica di 13 14 15 16 17 18 campionamento Mollusca Rissoa guerinii 1 Récluz, 1843 Rissoa violacea 1 (0.4 cm) 1 (juv.) 1 (0.4 cm) Desmarest, 1 (0.3 cm) 1814 Arthropoda Hippolyte 1 (1.1 cm) 1 (1.0 cm) 1 (1.7 cm) 2 (0.9 cm) 1 (1.6 cm) inermis 2 (0.7 cm) 1 (0.9 cm) 1 (1.1 cm) 1 (0.7 cm) 1 (1.2 cm) Leach, 1816 1 (0.7 cm) 1 (0.9 cm) 1 (0.6 cm) 2 (0.9 cm) 2 (0.7 cm) Hippolyte 1 (0.7 cm) varians Leach, 1814 [in Leach, 1813- 1815] Chordata Symphodus 1 (1.2 cm) roissali Risso, 1810 Zone C Bathymetric 4-7 m 12-18 m interval Replica di 22 23 24 25 26 27 campionamento Mollusca 65 Bedini et al.; ARRB, 36(7): 58-76, 2021; Article no.ARRB.70769 Aplus dorbignyi 1 Payraudeau, 1826 Bittium 1 reticulatum da Costa, 1778 Cratena 1 peregrina Gmelin, 1791 Gibbula ardens 1 Salis Marschlins, 1793 Ocenebra 1 edwardsii Payraudeau, 1826 Pusillina 1 lineolata Michaud, 1830 Rissoa 1 1 1 auriscalpium Linnaeus, 1758 Rissoa 1 membranacea J.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Life-Histories, Speciation, and Biodiversity in Mediterranean Prosobranch Gastropods M
    LIFE-HISTORIES, SPECIATION, AND BIODIVERSITY IN MEDITERRANEAN PROSOBRANCH GASTROPODS M. Oliverio To cite this version: M. Oliverio. LIFE-HISTORIES, SPECIATION, AND BIODIVERSITY IN MEDITERRANEAN PROSOBRANCH GASTROPODS. Vie et Milieu / Life & Environment, Observatoire Océanologique - Laboratoire Arago, 1996, pp.163-169. hal-03100626 HAL Id: hal-03100626 https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-03100626 Submitted on 6 Jan 2021 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. VIE MILIEU, 1996, 46 (2) : 163-169 LIFE-HISTORIES, SPECIATION, AND BIODIVERSITY IN MEDITERRANEAN PROSOBRANCH GASTROPODS M. OLIVERIO Dip. Biologia Animale e dell'Uomo, "La Sapienza" University of Roma, Viale dell'Université 32, 1-00185 Roma, Italy SPECIATION ABSTRACT. - Marine gastropod molluscs are a very suitable group to study BIODIVERSITY life-histories and speciation processes related to temporal and spatial patterns of LARVAL ECOLOGY biodiversity. Several developmental stratégies have been adopted by marine MEDITERRANEAN PALEOCLIMATE prosobranch gastropods, tbat can fall into two fundamental catégories : 1) planktotrophic development, with larvae feeding on plankton ; 2) non-planktotrophic development, with larvae that reach metamorphosis without feeding on plankton and usually spend less time or no time at ail in the plankton. Presently, the Northeast Atlantic prosobranch fauna includes a large number of pairs of sibling species differing mainly or only in developmental strategy.
    [Show full text]
  • Patterns of Diversity of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Region
    The Scientific World Journal Volume 2012, Article ID 164890, 30 pages The cientificWorldJOURNAL doi:10.1100/2012/164890 Review Article Patterns of Diversity of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Region Sergio´ P. Avila,´ 1, 2, 3 Jeroen Goud,4 and Antonio´ M. de Frias Martins1, 2 1 Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos Ac¸ores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Ac¸ores, Portugal 2 CIBIO-Ac¸ores, Universidade dos Ac¸ores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Ac¸ores, Portugal 3 MPB-Marine PalaeoBiogeography Working Group of the University of the Azores, Rua da Mae˜ de Deus, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Ac¸ores, Portugal 4 National Museum of Natural History, Invertebrates, Naturalis Darwinweg, Leiden, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands Correspondence should be addressed to Sergio´ P. Avila,´ [email protected] Received 31 October 2011; Accepted 22 December 2011 Academic Editor: Cang Hui Copyright © 2012 Sergio´ P. Avila´ et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The geographical distribution of the Rissoidae in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea was compiled and is up-to-date until July 2011. All species were classified according to their mode of larval development (planktotrophic and nonplanktotrophic), and bathymetrical zonation (shallow species—those living between the intertidal and 50 m depth, and deep species—those usually living below 50 m depth). 542 species of Rissoidae are presently reported to the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, belonging to 33 genera.
    [Show full text]
  • BASTERIA, Vol. 50, No
    BASTERIA, 50: 13-24, 1986 On the systematics of some Recent Rissoa (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) A. Verduin c/o Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, P.O. Box 9517, NL 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands INTRODUCTION is with satisfaction It some that I present this paper, because I consider it the comple- tion of revisional work the Recent ofthe Rissoa. my on European representatives genus the My previous papers on subject are mentionedin the references. Only a few species have not been discussed, as for instance the northern records from out- (in my opinion, side NW. Europe are probably incorrect) R. albella Loven, 1846, which has been discussed by Fretter & Graham (1978: 200), or the rare R. gemmula P. Fischer, 1871. These about which I have are species nothing new to report. A special part in this revisional work has been played by the apex, of which there exist i.e. the and the smaller shells with dif- proved to two types, larger one one.Often, of ferent types apex are very similar indeed as regards all other morphological characters. Nevertheless, I felt obliged to consider them different biological species. It seems worth-wile to sum up the reasons why. Rehfeldt (1968) has demonstratedthat amongR. labiosa-membranaceathe two types of apex correspond with different types of larval development, at least in the Roskilde- in Denmark. The smaller of correlates with small and fjord type apex numerous eggs a larval The of with fewer and pelagic phase. larger type apex corresponds larger eggs, part of which form "nurse-embryos" which degenerate and are consumed by the other larvae the with the in capsule, and a non-pelagic development.
    [Show full text]
  • Biodiversita' Ed Evoluzione
    Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna DOTTORATO DI RICERCA IN BIODIVERSITA’ ED EVOLUZIONE Ciclo XXIII Settore scientifico-disciplinare di afferenza: BIO/05 ZOOLOGIA MOLLUSCS OF THE MARINE PROTECTED AREA “SECCHE DI TOR PATERNO” Presentata da: Dott. Paolo Giulio Albano Coordinatore Dottorato Relatore Prof.ssa Barbara Mantovani Prof. Francesco Zaccanti Co-relatore Prof. Bruno Sabelli Esame finale anno 2011 to Ilaria and Chiara, my daughters This PhD thesis is the completion of a long path from childhood amateur conchology to scientific research. Many people were involved in this journey, but key characters are three. Luca Marini, director of “Secche di Tor Paterno” Marine Protected Area, shared the project idea of field research on molluscs and trusted me in accomplishing the task. Without his active support in finding funds for the field activities this project would have not started. It is no exaggeration saying I would not have even thought of entering the PhD without him. Bruno Sabelli, my PhD advisor, is another person who trusted me above reasonable expectations. Witness of my childhood love for shells, he has become witness of my metamorphosis to a researcher. Last, but not least, Manuela, my wife, shared my objectives and supported me every single day despite the family challenges we had to face. Many more people helped profusely. I sincerely hope not to forget anyone. Marco Oliverio, Sabrina Macchioni, Letizia Argenti and Roberto Maltini were great SCUBA diving buddies during field activities. Betulla Morello, former researcher at ISMAR-CNR in Ancona, was my guide through the previously unexplored land of non-parametric multivariate statistics.
    [Show full text]
  • Composition and Structure of the Molluscan Assemblage Associated with a Cymodocea Nodosa Bed in South-Eastern Spain: Seasonal and Diel Variation
    Helgol Mar Res (2012) 66:585–599 DOI 10.1007/s10152-012-0294-3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Composition and structure of the molluscan assemblage associated with a Cymodocea nodosa bed in south-eastern Spain: seasonal and diel variation Pablo Marina • Javier Urra • Jose´ L. Rueda • Carmen Salas Received: 16 May 2011 / Revised: 20 January 2012 / Accepted: 24 January 2012 / Published online: 11 February 2012 Ó Springer-Verlag and AWI 2012 Abstract The molluscan taxocoenosis associated with a March and June. Shannon–Wiener diversity (H0) values Cymodocea nodosa seagrass bed was studied throughout were generally higher in nocturnal samples than in diurnal 1 year in Genoveses Bay, in the MPA ‘‘Parque Natural ones, displaying minimum values in December and June, Cabo de Gata-Nı´jar’’ (south-eastern Spain). A total of respectively. Evenness was similar in diurnal and nocturnal 64,824 individuals were collected and 54 species identified. samples, with maximum values in July in both groups. The molluscan fauna was mainly composed of gastropods S and H0 were also significantly different between diurnal (99.56% of individuals, 43 spp.). The families Rissoidae and nocturnal samples. Multivariate analyses based on both (72.98%, 11 spp.) and Trochidae (16.93%, 7 spp.) were the qualitative and quantitative data showed a significant sea- most abundant and diversified in terms of number of spe- sonal and diel variation. Diel changes revealed to be more cies. Rissoa monodonta (47.1% dominance), Rissoa mem- distinct than seasonal ones. branacea (25.1%) and Gibbula leucophaea (11.6%) proved the top dominant species in both diurnal and nocturnal Keywords Molluscs Á Seasonal dynamics Á Diel samples.
    [Show full text]
  • The Molluscan Assemblages Inhabiting the Leaves and Rhizomes of a Deep Water Posidonia Oceanica Settlement in the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
    SCIENTIA MARINA 76(4) December 2012, 721-732, Barcelona (Spain) ISSN: 0214-8358 doi: 10.3989/scimar.03396.02C The molluscan assemblages inhabiting the leaves and rhizomes of a deep water Posidonia oceanica settlement in the central Tyrrhenian Sea PAOLO G. ALBANO and BRUNO SABELLI Department of Experimental Evolutionary Biology, University of Bologna, Via Selmi, 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] SUMMARY: The molluscan assemblages inhabiting the leaf and rhizome layers of Posidonia oceanica were studied in a deep water (–24/26 m) settlement of a highly heterogeneous substratum on an off-shore reef in the central Tyrrhenian Sea. This is one of the few works dealing with the rhizome layer and with Posidonia oceanica that has settled on hard substrata. The leaf assemblage only had a few species, less than other assemblages at a comparable depth in the same basin. This poorness may be due to the depth, but it may also be due to the high fragmentation of the meadow. However, the high percentage of carnivores is consistent with previous observations in deep water meadows. The rhizome assemblage is highly diverse both in terms of species and feeding guilds, which could be explained by the higher affinity for low light conditions of most molluscs and the greater habitat heterogeneity. The marked differences in the two taxocoenoses and the high diversification of the rhizome assemblage evidence that they should be included in studies on the potential diversity of Posidonia oceanica meadows. Failure to consider this layer seriously affects any evaluation of the biodiversity of this habitat, which is of great conservation interest.
    [Show full text]
  • Print This Article
    Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 11, 2010 The response of benthic foraminifer, ostracod and mollusc assemblages to environmental conditions: a case study from the Camalti Saltpan (Izmir-Western Turkey) MERIC E. Moda, Huseyin Bey Sokak, 15/4, 34710 Kad koy, Istanbul AVSAR N. NAZIK A. BARUT F. BERGIN F. BALKIS N. Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology 34134 Vezneciler Istanbul ONCEL M.S. KAPAN-YESILYURT S. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.88 Copyright © 2010 To cite this article: MERIC, E., AVSAR, N., NAZIK, A., BARUT, F., BERGIN, F., BALKIS, N., ONCEL, M.S., & KAPAN-YESILYURT, S. (2010). The response of benthic foraminifer, ostracod and mollusc assemblages to environmental conditions: a case study from the Camalti Saltpan (Izmir-Western Turkey). Mediterranean Marine Science, 11(1), 5-32. doi:https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.88 http://epublishing.ekt.gr | e-Publisher: EKT | Downloaded at 01/10/2021 04:31:21 | Mediterranean Marine Science Research Article Indexed in WoS (Web of Science, ISI Thomson) The journal is available on line at http://www.medit-mar-sc.net The response of benthic foraminifer, ostracod and mollusc assemblages to environmental conditions: a case study from the Camalti Saltpan (Izmir-Western Turkey) E. MERIC1, N. AV AR2, A. NAZ K3, . F. BARUT4, F. BERG N5, N. BALKIS4, M.S. ÖNCEL6 and S. KAPAN-YE LYURT7 Corresponding author: [email protected] Received: 19 December 2008; Accepted: 27 November 2009 Published on line: 4 March 2010 Abstract The subject of this report is benthic foraminifer populations preserved in the saltpan of Camalti in the Province of Izmir.
    [Show full text]
  • Shells of Mollusca Collected from the Seas of Turkey
    TurkJZool 27(2003)101-140 ©TÜB‹TAK ResearchArticle ShellsofMolluscaCollectedfromtheSeasofTurkey MuzafferDEM‹R Alt›ntepe,HüsniyeCaddesi,ÇeflmeSokak,2/9,Küçükyal›,Maltepe,‹stanbul-TURKEY Received:03.05.2002 Abstract: AlargenumberofmolluscanshellswerecollectedfromtheseasofTurkey(theMediterraneanSea,theAegeanSea,the SeaofMarmaraandtheBlackSea)andexaminedtodeterminetheirspeciesandtopointoutthespeciesfoundineachsea.The examinationrevealedatotalof610shellspeciesandmanyvarietiesbelongingtovariousclasses,subclasses,familiesandsub fami- liesofmollusca.ThelistofthesetaxonomicgroupsispresentedinthefirstcolumnofTable1.Thespeciesandvarietiesfou ndin eachseaareindicatedwithaplussignintheothercolumnsofthetableassignedtotheseas.Theplussignsinparenthesesi nthe BlackSeacolumnofthetableindicatethespeciesfoundinthepre-Bosphorusregionandasaspecialcasediscussedinrespect of whethertheybelongtothatseaornot. KeyWords: Shell,mollusca,sea,Turkey. TürkiyeDenizlerindenToplanm›flYumuflakçaKavk›lar› Özet: Türkiyedenizleri(Akdeniz,EgeDenizi,MarmaraDeniziveKaradeniz)’ndentoplanm›flçokmiktardayumuflakçakavk›lar›,tür- lerinitayinetmekvedenizlerinherbirindebulunmuflolantürleribelirlemekiçinincelendiler.‹nceleme,yumuflakçalar›nde¤ifl ik s›n›flar›na,alts›n›flar›na,familyalar›navealtfamilyalar›naaitolmaküzere,toplam610türvebirçokvaryeteortayaç›kard› .Butak- sonomikgruplar›nlistesiTablo1’inilksütunundasunuldu.Denizlerinherbirindebulunmuflolantürlervevaryeteler,Tablo’nundeni- zlereözgüötekisütunlar›nda,birerart›iflaretiilebelirtildiler.Tablo’nunKaradenizsütununda,paranteziçindeolanart›i
    [Show full text]
  • (Zostera Marina L.) in the Alboran Sea: Micro-Habitat Preference, Feeding Guilds and Biogeographical Distribution
    SCIENTIA MARINA 73(4) December 2009, 679-700, Barcelona (Spain) ISSN: 0214-8358 doi: 10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4679 A highly diverse molluscan assemblage associated with eelgrass beds (Zostera marina L.) in the Alboran Sea: Micro-habitat preference, feeding guilds and biogeographical distribution JOSÉ L. RUEDA, SERGE GOFAS, JAVIER URRA and CARMEN SALAS Departamento de Biología Animal, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain. E-mail: [email protected] SUMMARY: The fauna of molluscs associated with deep subtidal Zostera marina beds (12-16 m) in southern Spain (Albo- ran Sea) has been characterised in terms of micro-habitat preference, feeding guilds and biogeographical affinity. The species list (162 taxa) is based on sampling completed before the strong eelgrass decline experienced in 2005-2006, using different methods (small Agassiz trawl covering 222 m2 and quadrates covering 0.06 m2) and different temporal scales (months, day/night). Dominant epifaunal species are Jujubinus striatus, Rissoa spp. and Smaragdia viridis in the leaf stratum and Nassarius pygmaeus, Bittium reticulatum and Calliostoma planatum on the sediment. Nevertheless, the infauna dominated the epifauna in terms of number of individuals, including mainly bivalves (Tellina distorta, T. fabula, Dosinia lupinus). The epifauna of both the sediment and leaf strata included high numbers of species, probably due to the soft transition between vegetated and unvegetated areas. The dominant feeding guilds were deposit feeders, filter feeders and peryphiton grazers, but ectoparasites (eulimids), seagrass grazers (Smaragdia viridis) and an egg feeder (Mitrella minor) also occurred, unlike in other eelgrass beds of Europe. The molluscan fauna of these Z.
    [Show full text]
  • Channel Island Marine Molluscs
    Channel Island Marine Molluscs An Illustrated Guide to the Seashells of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm Paul Chambers Channel Island Marine Molluscs - An Illustrated Guide to the Seashells of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm - First published in Great Britain in 2008 by Charonia Media www.charonia.co.uk [email protected] Dedicated to the memory of John Perry © Paul Chambers, 2008 The author asserts his moral right to be identified as the Author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher. Typeset by the Author. Printed and bound by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN 978 0 9560655 0 6 Contents Introduction 5 1 - The Channel Islands 7 Marine Ecology 8 2 - A Brief History of Channel Island Conchology 13 3 - Channel Island Seas Shells: Some Observations 19 Diversity 19 Channel Island Species 20 Chronological Observations 27 Channel Island First Records 33 Problematic Records 34 4 - Collection, Preservation and Identification Techniques 37 5 - A List of Species 41 Taxonomy 41 Scientific Name 42 Synonyms 42 Descriptions and Illustrations 43 Habitat 44 Distribution of Species 44 Reports of Individual Species 45 List of Abbreviations 47 PHYLUM MOLLUSCA 49 CLASS CAUDOFOVEATA 50 CLASS SOLENOGASTRES 50 ORDER NEOMENIAMORPHA 50 CLASS MONOPLACOPHORA
    [Show full text]
  • HCMR TEYXOS 7 Ergasia
    Mediterranean Marine Science Research Article Indexed in WoS (Web of Science, ISI Thomson) The journal is available on line at http://www.medit-mar-sc.net The response of benthic foraminifer, ostracod and mollusc assemblages to environmental conditions: a case study from the Camalti Saltpan (Izmir-Western Turkey) E. MERIC1, N. AV AR2, A. NAZ K3, . F. BARUT4, F. BERG N5, N. BALKIS4, M.S. ÖNCEL6 and S. KAPAN-YE LYURT7 Corresponding author: [email protected] Received: 19 December 2008; Accepted: 27 November 2009 Published on line: 4 March 2010 Abstract The subject of this report is benthic foraminifer populations preserved in the saltpan of Camalti in the Province of Izmir. High salinity in certain habitats of Ammonia tepida Cushman may be the primary cause of the high rate of twins and triplets as well as other morphological abnormalities recorded within this species (50 % as compared to an anomaly rate of 1 % in normal marine waters). Thicker cyst mem- brane developing in extremely saline environments may encourage twins and other morphological defor- mities by denying free movement of the offspring. Ecological factors such as heavy metal contamination of ambient waters as well as contamination by other wastes are also not ruled out as leading to such devel- opmental anomalies. Of the 27 collected samples, Number 5 (that is closest to the sea) includes the typi- cal marine foraminifers. Nonion depressulum (Walker and Jacob), Ammonia tepida Cushman and Porosononion subgronosum (Egger) are the dominant species in other samples. A total of 63 abnormal individuals (8 triplets, 24 twins, and 31 morphological anomalies) was found within seven of the 27 sam- ples collected.
    [Show full text]
  • Final Report for Determination Work on Marine Biodiversity at Ayvalık Adaları Nature Park
    T.C.T.C. ÇEVREÇEVRE VEVE ŞEHİRCİLİKŞEHİRCİLİK BBAKANLIĞIAKANLIĞI Empowered lives. Resilient nations. Final Report for Determination Work on Marine Biodiversity at Ayvalık Adaları Nature Park T.C.T.C. ÇÇEVREEVRE VEVE ŞEHİRCİLİKŞEHİRCİLİK BAKANLIĞIBAKANLIĞI Empowered lives. Resilient nations. Final Report for Determination Work on Marine Biodiversity at Ayvalık Adaları Nature Park Strengthening the System of the Marine and Coastal Protected Areas of Turkey 2013 © 2013 Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate for Protection of Natural Assets (GDPNA) Mustafa Kemal Mah. Eskişehir Devlet Yolu (Dumlupınar Bulvarı) 9. km (Tepe prime Yanı) Çankaya/ANKARA Tel: +90 312 222 12 34 Fax: +90 312 222 26 61 http://www.csb.gov.tr/gm/tabiat United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Birlik Mahallesi 415. Cadde No. 11 06610 Çankaya/Ankara Tel: +90 312 454 1100 Fax: +90 312 496 1463 http://www.tr.undp.org Empowered Lives. Resilient Nations. This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profi t purposes without special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. GDPNA or UNDP would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale of for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without permission in writing from GDPNA or UNDP. For bibliographic purposes this text may be referred as: Yokeş, M.B., Demir, V., 2013. Ayvalık Adaları Tabiat Parkı Denizel Biyolojik Çeşitlilik Çalışması – Determination Work on Marine Biodiversity at Ayvalık Adaları Nature Park. PIMS 3697: Strengthening the System of the Marine and Coastal Protected Areas of Turkey.
    [Show full text]